Article 8. Prevention and elimination of harmful effects of waters Water Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. The harmful effects of waters are understood as:

1) flood, flooding;

2) destruction of coasts, protective dams and other structures;

3) waterlogging and salinization of lands;

4) soil erosion;

5) the formation of landslides, mudflows and other harmful phenomena.

2. Prevention and elimination of harmful effects of waters shall provide for a unified system of measures containing forecasting, assessment, planning and response.

3. Forecasts and assessment of the risk of harmful effects of waters, as well as the main measures for their prevention and elimination are defined in basin plans for the protection and use of water resources.

4. The main measures for the prevention and elimination of harmful effects of waters include:

1) carrying out sanitation of surface water bodies;

2) creation of engineering systems for the protection of settlements, industrial facilities, agricultural lands, transport infrastructure facilities, hazardous production facilities for protection from flood and meltwater and (or) their discharge and (or) redistribution to replenish reservoirs, lake systems and groundwater deposits;

3) afforestation of floodplain areas of surface water bodies;

4) other measures aimed at preventing and protecting against flood and meltwater.

Measures included in basin plans for the protection and use of water resources to prevent and eliminate the harmful effects of water, as well as other measures, taking into account the specifics of regional conditions, are provided for in the development plans of regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital.

Measures to prevent and eliminate the harmful effects of the waters of regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital that are part of the same water basin should be agreed and coordinated among themselves.

5. When carrying out measures to prevent and eliminate the harmful effects of water, the owners of water management and hydraulic structures must:

1) comply with the rules of operation of water management and hydraulic structures;

2) systematically analyze the safety status of water management and hydraulic structures;

3) conduct regular inspections of the technical condition of water management and hydraulic structures;

4) create financial and material reserves intended for the elimination of accidents of water management and hydraulic structures;

5) maintain local civil protection warning systems at hydraulic structures in constant readiness.

6. Prevention and elimination of emergency situations of a natural and man-made nature caused by harmful effects of waters are carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 9, 2025 № 178-VIII LRK

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